Best Business Schools in Asia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Asia ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 44.4M citations received by 4.4M academic papers made by 2,579 universities in Asia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#1 in Singapore

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

2. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#1 in China

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

3. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Business

#2 in China

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

4. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#3 in China

#41 in the World

Founded: 1937

5. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#2 in Singapore

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

6. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#4 in China

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

7. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Business

#5 in China

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

8. University of Tokyo

For Business

#1 in Japan

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

9. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Business

#6 in China

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Business

#7 in China

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

11. City University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#8 in China

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1984

12. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Business

#1 in Israel

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

13. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Business

#9 in China

#93 in the World

Founded: 1952

14. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Business

#10 in China

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

15. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#11 in China

#104 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Business

#12 in China

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

17. Southeast University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#13 in China

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

18. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#1 in South Korea

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

19. Kyoto University

For Business

#2 in Japan

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

20. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Business

#14 in China

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

21. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Business

#2 in South Korea

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

22. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Business

#2 in Israel

#164 in the World

Founded: 1924

23. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Business

#3 in Israel

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

24. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Business

#15 in China

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

25. Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Business

#16 in China

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

26. Northeastern University, China

China | Shenyang

For Business

#17 in China

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 1923

27. Tongji University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#18 in China

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1907

28. Wuhan University

For Business

#19 in China

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

29. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Business

#1 in Taiwan

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

30. Dalian University of Technology

For Business

#20 in China

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

31. University of Science and Technology of China

For Business

#21 in China

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

32. Osaka University

For Business

#3 in Japan

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

33. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Business

#22 in China

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

34. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

For Business

#23 in China

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1952

35. North China Electric Power University

China | Beijing

For Business

#24 in China

#221 in the World

Founded: 1958

36. South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#25 in China

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

37. Chongqing University

China | Chongqing

For Business

#26 in China

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1929

38. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Business

#4 in Japan

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

39. Central South University

China | Changsha

For Business

#27 in China

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1914

40. University of Tehran

For Business

#1 in Iran

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

41. Beijing Jiaotong University

China | Beijing

For Business

#28 in China

#244 in the World

Founded: 1896

42. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Business

#29 in China

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

43. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Business

#2 in Taiwan

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

44. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#30 in China

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

45. National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan | Tainan

For Business

#3 in Taiwan

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 21,292
Founded: 1931

46. Yonsei University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#3 in South Korea

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 29,502
Founded: 1957

47. Shandong University

For Business

#31 in China

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

48. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

India | Haryana

For Business

#1 in India

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1961

49. Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

China | Beijing

For Business

#32 in China

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1955

50. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Business

#33 in China

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

51. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Business

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

52. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Business

#34 in China

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

53. Hunan University

China | Changsha

For Business

#35 in China

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1926

54. Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Business

#36 in China

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

55. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Israel | Beersheba

For Business

#4 in Israel

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 17,225
Founded: 1969

56. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Business

#316 in the World

Founded: 1904

57. Korea University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#4 in South Korea

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 24,351
Founded: 1905

58. Southwest Jiaotong University

China | Chengdu

For Business

#37 in China

#345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1896

59. Tohoku University

For Business

#5 in Japan

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

60. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Business

#38 in China

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

61. Keio University

For Business

#6 in Japan

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

62. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

China | Nanjing

For Business

#39 in China

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

63. Xiamen University

For Business

#40 in China

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 40,302
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1921

64. Shanghai University

China | Shanghai

For Business

#41 in China

#365 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1994

65. Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Business

#42 in China

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

66. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

India | Uttar Pradesh

For Business

#2 in India

#377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1959

67. Beijing Normal University

China | Beijing

For Business

#43 in China

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1902

68. Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Business

#44 in China

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

69. Nagoya University

For Business

#7 in Japan

#388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

70. Hanyang University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#5 in South Korea

#390 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1939

71. University of Haifa

For Business

#5 in Israel

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1963

72. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Business

#8 in Japan

#396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

73. Wuhan University of Technology

For Business

#45 in China

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 540,000
Founded: 1946

74. Waseda University

For Business

#9 in Japan

#400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

75. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

India | West Bengal

For Business

#3 in India

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1951

76. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Business

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

77. Xidian University

For Business

#46 in China

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

78. Renmin University of China

China | Beijing

For Business

#47 in China

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 24,201
Founded: 1937

79. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

India | Maharashtra

For Business

#4 in India

#424 in the World

Founded: 1958

80. Indian Institute of Science

India | Karnataka

For Business

#5 in India

#436 in the World

Enrollment: 4,695
Founded: 1909

81. Bar-Ilan University

Israel | Ramat Gan

For Business

#6 in Israel

#437 in the World

Enrollment: 16,787
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1955

82. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Business

#10 in Japan

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

83. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Business

#2 in Iran

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

84. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Business

#3 in Iran

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

85. Sungkyunkwan University

South Korea | Seoul

For Business

#6 in South Korea

#450 in the World

Founded: 1398

86. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Business

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

87. National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Business

#4 in Taiwan

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 16,647
Founded: 1911

88. Singapore Management University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Business

#3 in Singapore

#460 in the World

Enrollment: 9,697
Founded: 2000

89. University of Science and Technology Beijing

China | Beijing

For Business

#48 in China

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1952

90. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Business

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

91. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Business

#1 in Saudi Arabia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

92. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Taiwan | Taipei

For Business

#5 in Taiwan

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,812
Founded: 1974

93. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Business

#471 in the World

Founded: 1969

94. Indian Institute of Technology Madras

India | Tamil Nadu

For Business

#6 in India

#474 in the World

Founded: 1959

95. Sharif University of Technology

For Business

#4 in Iran

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

96. Hefei University of Technology

For Business

#49 in China

#482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1945

97. National Central University

Taiwan | Taoyuan

For Business

#6 in Taiwan

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,829
Founded: 1915

98. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Business

#1 in Turkey

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

99. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Business

#2 in Saudi Arabia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

100. Zhejiang University of Technology

China | Hangzhou

For Business

#50 in China

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953